diff --git a/pagure/templates/new_project.html b/pagure/templates/new_project.html
index ed638b7..4be5995 100644
--- a/pagure/templates/new_project.html
+++ b/pagure/templates/new_project.html
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
             {% if config.get('PRIVATE_PROJECTS', False) %}
               {{ render_bootstrap_field(form.private, field_description="To mark the repo private") }}
             {% endif %}
+            {% if not config.get('DISABLE_MIRROR_IN', False) %}
             {{ render_bootstrap_field(form.mirrored_from, field_description="Mirror this project from another git server") }}
+            {% endif %}
             {{ render_bootstrap_field(form.create_readme, field_description="Create a README file automatically") }}
             {% if form.repospanner_region %}
               {{ render_bootstrap_field(form.repospanner_region, field_description="repoSpanner region to create the project in") }}
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ $('#private').change(function(){
     $('#namespace').removeAttr("disabled");
   }
 });
+{% if not config.get('DISABLE_MIRROR_IN', False) %}
 function update_if_mirror() {
   if ($('#mirrored_from').val()){
     $('#create_readme').attr("disabled", "disabled");
@@ -80,6 +83,7 @@ $('#mirrored_from').keyup(function(){
   update_if_mirror();
 });
 update_if_mirror();
+{% endif %}
 </script>
 {% endblock %}
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/pagure/ui/app.py b/pagure/ui/app.py
index 0a16d69..374fd2b 100644
--- a/pagure/ui/app.py
+++ b/pagure/ui/app.py
@@ -1042,6 +1042,12 @@ def new_project():
             ignore_existing_repos = False
 
         mirrored_from = form.mirrored_from.data
+        if mirrored_from and pagure_config.get("DISABLE_MIRROR_IN", False):
+            flask.flash(
+                "Mirroring in projects has been disabled in this instance",
+                "error",
+            )
+            return flask.render_template("new_project.html", form=form)
 
         try:
             task = pagure.lib.query.new_project(
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_app.py b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_app.py
index f9abf00..f3d9924 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_app.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_app.py
@@ -340,6 +340,10 @@ class PagureFlaskApptests(tests.Modeltests):
         with tests.user_set(self.app.application, user):
             output = self.app.get('/new/')
             self.assertEqual(output.status_code, 200)
+            output_text = output.get_data(as_text=True)
+            self.assertIn(
+                '<strong><label for="mirrored_from">Mirror from URL'
+                '</label></strong>', output_text)
 
             csrf_token = self.get_csrf(output=output)
 
@@ -360,6 +364,39 @@ class PagureFlaskApptests(tests.Modeltests):
                 '<p>This repo is brand new and meant to be mirrored from '
                 'https://example.com/foo/bar.git !</p>', output_text)
 
+    @patch.dict('pagure.config.config', {'DISABLE_MIRROR_IN': True})
+    def test_new_project_mirrored_mirror_disabled(self):
+        """ Test the new_project with a mirrored repo when that feature is
+        disabled.
+        """
+
+        user = tests.FakeUser(username='foo')
+        with tests.user_set(self.app.application, user):
+            output = self.app.get('/new/')
+            self.assertEqual(output.status_code, 200)
+            output_text = output.get_data(as_text=True)
+            self.assertNotIn(
+                '<strong><label for="mirrored_from">Mirror from URL'
+                '</label></strong>', output_text)
+
+            csrf_token = self.get_csrf(output=output)
+
+            data = {
+                'description': 'Project #1',
+                'name': 'project-1',
+                'mirrored_from': 'https://example.com/foo/bar.git',
+                'csrf_token': csrf_token,
+            }
+
+            output = self.app.post('/new/', data=data, follow_redirects=True)
+            self.assertEqual(output.status_code, 200)
+            output_text = output.get_data(as_text=True)
+            self.assertIn(
+                '<title>New project - Pagure</title>', output_text)
+            self.assertIn(
+                '</i> Mirroring in projects has been disabled in '
+                'this instance</div>', output_text)
+
     def test_new_project(self):
         """ Test the new_project endpoint. """
         # Before